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African health policy, systems and evidence ·
From the abstract: “A prospective descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2022 among 100 premenopausal women aged 18–45 years referred for pelvic MRI.”
From the abstract: “We retrospectively enrolled patients admitted to medical ward of Naguru regional referral Hospital-Uganda, between January and June 2024.”
From the abstract: “Cross-sectional diagnostic validation study employing receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to evaluate DT performance, with optimal cutoff identified using Youden’s Index.”
From the abstract: “This study applies machine learning (ML) to identify key predictors of LARC use and guide interventions.”
From the abstract: “This study assessed HBV prevalence, associated risk factors, and viral load among hospital patients in Mogadishu, Somalia.”
From the abstract: “Weighted descriptive statistics and mixed-effects logistic regression assessed determinants at individual, household, community, and country levels, accounting for survey design and clustering.”
From the abstract: “This qualitative study, conducted in Indonesia, Peru, and Rwanda, aimed to generate evidence from end-users around the potential adoption of non-invasive diagnostic technologies, to determine whether these technologies are fit for purpose.”
From the abstract: “This mixed-methods study, which included a cross-sectional survey, examines knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to antimicrobial use (AMU) among 417 smallholder dairy farmers in Uganda’s Wakiso, Kampala, and Mukono districts.”
From the abstract: “We are now evaluating the effectiveness of LIVEBORN Feedback in a randomized control trial.”
From the abstract: “The primary aim of this study was to assess the health system responsiveness and its associated factors for delivery care in public health facilities of West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.”